Urinal.



C. E. CLARE.

UBINAL.

APPLICATION FILED 1211.24, 1913.

1, 1 05,488. Patented July 28, 191i THE NORRIS PETERS CD., PHOTO-LITHQ,WASHlNGTO N. D- C;

UNITED STATEC PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. CLARE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO SHARP & SMITH, OFCHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

URINAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 24, 1913.

Patented July 28, 1914.

Serial No. 763,322.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES E. CLARE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inUrinals, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in urinalsand is fully described and explained in the specification and shown inthe accompanying drawings, in which I igure 1 is a perspective view ofmy improved device, and Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 3 is a pouch of ordinary form secured to abelt-portion t, side-straps 5 being provided whereby to hold the pouchin its proper position. The parts thus far enumerated are of old andwellknown construction and may be varied, at will, without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

It will be understood, of course, that the pouch is adapted to receiveat its lower end other pouches or l'lllltl-(JOIlttllllOlS in accordancewith common practice.

In the use of devices of the character shown, much difficulty has beenexperienced in obtaining a suitable fluid-tight connection between theupper part of the pouch and the organ which enters it, more especiallybe cause of the varying size of the organ from time to time.I-Ieretoit'ore, it has been common to provide at the mouth of the pouchan elastic rubber flap fitting the organ somewhat tightly, so as toprevent the egress of fluids. However, owing to the varying size of theorgan, this has been wholly unsatisfactory, the elastic parts sometimesfitting so loosely as to permit leakage and at other times so tightly asto produce great con gestion and extreme pain.

I have devised a structure which not only is free from objections, butwhich, in addition, is inherently so adjustable as to enable Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for a single size of device to fit allwearers. The prior class of devices were made with a closely fittingflap and the mouth of the pouch had to be of a special size for eachindividual, and even then they produced the undesirable resultheretofore set forth as arising from the varying size oi the organ ofthe same individual from time to time.

To accomplish my improved result, I surround the mouth of the pouch withthe band 6, preferably of non-elastic material, and on the interior ofthe pouch I place a hollow annulus 7 of soft, rubber, the interior ofwhich is connected to an inflating tube 8. In the use of the device, itis applied to the person in the usual manner, but with the rubberannulus deflated, so that its application is a very easy matter, themouth oi. the pouch being very wide and large at this time. When thedevice is properly positioned, the soft rubber annulus is blown up toproduce a very gentle pressure throughout its inner margin. The air isheld in, preferably by bending over and tying the inflated tube asshown, and if desired its upper end may be tucked under the belt. Itwill be manifest that this produces a perfectly tight structure, whichis substantially free from the possibility of leakage, andfurtl'iermore, that the material fitting the organ is so disposed and ofsuch a nature as to be exceedingly strong and elastic to yield under theslightest pressure, so that under no circumstances can the deviceproduce discomfort.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent In a urinal, apouch, an elastic inflatable annulus at the mouth thereof, and aflexible non-elastic band surrounding said annulus, tor the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of April,1913.

CHARLES E. CLARE. In presence ot--- L. I'IETSLAR, A. J. FLOYD.

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